/'kəʊkənʌt; `kokə,nʌt/
n
(a) [C] large hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, with an edible white lining and filled with milky juice 椰子.
(b) [U] the edible lining of this, often shredded and used to flavour cakes, biscuits, etc 椰子肉; 椰丝; 椰蓉
*[attrib 作定语] coconut icing 椰霜.

shy fairground stall where people try to knock coconuts off stands by throwing balls at them 在娱乐场上用球击椰子的游戏摊位.

n

[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: coco 'coconut' (16-18 centuries) (from Portuguese, 'grinning face'; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nut]
[C]
the large brown seed of a tropical tree, which has a hard shell containing white flesh that you can eat and a milky liquid that you can drink
　large tropical gardens of coconut palms
[U]
the white flesh of a coconut, often used in cooking
　desiccated coconut (=dried coconut)